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Claim and Categorize Your Twitter Profile on Twellow’s People Search

Perhaps the biggest gripe that people had with Twellow when we first reviewed it last month was that they had been inaccurately categorized by the promising new Twitter people search service. That problem has been fixed this afternoon, as Twellow has rolled out the ability for you to claim your own profile and add yourself to up to 10 different categories.

To claim your profile, search for yourself on Twellow and follow the “Claim this profile!” link next to your listing. After entering your credentials, you’ll be able to remove yourself from the categorizes that Twellow has placed you in and then search for new ones where you can add yourself.

When logged in, each category (such as Media > Blogging) has a link to add yourself to it (or remove yourself if you’re already listed). Previously, categorization was done automatically based on what you had entered in your Twitter bio.

Assuming people take the opportunity to accurately categorize themselves, this makes Twellow an immensely more useful tool for finding people you want to connect with on Twitter. One addition to make the listings even better would be an option to allow users to suggest new categories to make the directory even more specific – for example, within the “Blogging” category allowing people to drill down even further to tech bloggers, political bloggers, etc.

Nonetheless, it’s good to see Twellow responding quickly to their users, and today’s additions will certainly make the service more compelling.

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